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About water

About two thirds of freshwater is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. The world faces considerable challenges in managing our available freshwater fairly for a growing population, particularly in the face of climate change.
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IUCN's work on water

From Asia's Mekong River to Nigeria's Komadugu Yobe River and Tanzania's Pangani River Basin, IUCN works towards managing and protecting our water reserves for the benefit of all. We help to create policies and laws in which all users, rich and poor, urban and rural, have a say in how their increasingly stressed waters are allocated, managed and conserved.
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Your support can help us

With your support, we can scale up our work: your donation will help us reach communities in rural areas in Asia and Africa, empower them to access and manage freshwater resources and secure sustainable food production.
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Before IUCN came, we did not have the resources and capacity to know who needs what, when, and for how long. Now we are able to improve water service delivery

— Engr. Kazaure, from the Hadejia-Jama'are River Basin Development Authority, Nigeria

About oceans

More than one million species live on coral reefs alone, and perhaps as many as 10 million in the deep seas. Oceans provide a source of protein and livelihoods to hundreds of millions of people in vulnerable coastal communities. But the simple truth is that without healthy and fully functioning oceans to regulate our climate, absorb carbon and provide food and other resources to billions of people, our future survival could be severely compromised.
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IUCN’s work on oceans

We focus on three broad areas: coasts, the high seas and polar regions. We work with governments, NGOs, industry and civil society to improve governance of marine resources, to recognize the value of coastal ecosystems in storing carbon and reducing the impacts of climate change, and to press for protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems such as deep sea canyons, seagrasses and coral reefs.
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Your support can help us

IUCN is committed to training coral reef and marine park managers in biodiversity-rich areas around the world. A CHF 50 donation will enable a full day of training that will boost the ability of local park managers in the Indian Ocean to identify biodiversity, guide good tourism practice and protect marine ecosystems.
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IUCN with its scientific expertise and international network is making a major contribution to ocean protection. Join me in supporting this urgent mission.

—Pierre-Yves Cousteau

About protected areas

Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and wilderness areas are at the heart of efforts to conserve nature and the services it provides. Did you know that 30 of the world’s 100 largest cities draw their drinking water from protected forest areas? Safeguarding these places for the many benefits they offer is an immense challenge.
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IUCN’s work on protected areas

We ensure that the most beautiful places on earth are conserved to the highest standards. As an official advisory body to UNESCO, IUCN evaluates all proposed natural World Heritage sites and monitors the state of conservation of existing sites. We develop international standards to improve the identification, protection and effective management of areas of special interest and national parks. We also make sure that indigenous peoples and local communities are included in the governance of protected areas.
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With your support, IUCN experts can continue their training missions with nature conservation organizations in the Balkan region, as part of the Balkan Green Belt capacity building programme. CHF 100 can sponsor workshops aimed at training and networking young professionals in wildlife and vegetation survey methods and latest concepts and trends in nature conservation.
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IUCN expertise has been invaluable in enhancing the management of Sagarmatha National Park.

About species

Conservation does work. Species such as the Arabian Oryx, Wild Horse and White Rhino have been saved from extinction. However, more needs to be done. Extinction rates are occurring at unprecedented levels, estimated at up to 1,000 times the natural rate. The causes are many: including habitat destruction; land conversion for agriculture and development; climate change; pollution; illegal wildlife trade; and the spread of invasive species.
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IUCN’s work on Species

IUCN and the more than 8,000 volunteer experts of the Species Survival Commission are working together with their partners to stop the extinction crisis. Together they produce The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ - the world’s most comprehensive source of knowledge on animal, fungi and plant species and their importance to people. The IUCN Red List is the starting point for conservation action.
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Your support can help us

Currently more than 63,000 species have been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and our goal is to assess 100,000 more. Our findings already show that 63% of Cycads; 41% of Amphibians, 33% of Reef building corals; 25% of Mammals and 13% of Birds are threatened; along with many other species. Your donation can help us extend our knowledge on threatened species in order to protect them.
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The IUCN Red List shows us where danger is at its greatest for individual species and in tackling them we tackle all the things that live with them.

—David Attenborough

About forests

Forests are under the spotlight as never before. They are globally important in regulating climate and locally important in sustaining communities and supporting biodiversity. But with unsustainable logging and agriculture and biofuel expansion competing for forested lands, forests and the people who depend on them are under increasing pressure.
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IUCN’s work on forests

IUCN focuses on protecting forests from destruction and global warming and managing forests for resilience to climate change; restoring deforested and degraded forest landscapes; and ensuring that political and commercial decisions safeguard forest resources.
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Your support can help us

Your support is crucial in keeping the momentum on forest and landscape restoration. With a CHF 100 donation, you can support local communities in Laos to develop sustainable harvesting of medicinal seeds from native malva nut tree, helping improve both the lives of local people and the state of the region’s forests.
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IUCN’s assistance was invaluable in developing close partnerships between our technical staff and local farmers. Its technical support has enabled us to build the management capacity needed to ensure the success of the programme.

—Dr Luke Anglaaere, Forestry research Institute of Ghana, about IUCN’s work on the sustainable harvesting, processing and sales of Allanblackia -a tree that grows naturally in tropical rainforests across Africa- seed oil.